Suggestions for a second guitar?

Recently I was playing on my Epiphone G-400 and it broke . The input jack on the guitar fell apart and the wire kind of messed up too. Even the wood is gone and now theres a big hole where the jack used to be. I've decided to take my guitar (my first guitar ) to the guitar shop and trade it in for another guitar, while also putting up some extra cash. I have about $300, which I'm going to put up on top of the value that I get for my guitar (around $200) so I'm looking at spending around $600 overall

Any suggestions for a second guitar? I play a lot of Rock and Metal, such as Metallica, GnR, All That Remains, LoG, that kind of stuff.Also, what strings do you recommend? I was thinking of buying super slinky strings (the ernie ball ones) for my guitar.

What types of pickups, or body, or whatever, should I look for in my guitar? My epiphone had a sexy neck and clean shiny humbuckers, but idk what pickups I should look for now Help meee

My current amp is Vox VT30.

I don't use any pedals, or processors. Also, what strings do you recommend? I was thinking of buying super slinky strings (the ernie ball ones) for my guitar.

When you buy Gibsons or Epiphones or Fender you are pretty much paying for the name. I have played Agiles and they sound as good/better then my friends explorer! This guitar is good for Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin or any Rock!

This Agile will be my second guitar also. My first guitar was an Ibanez Mikro

On my Ibanez I use d'addario strings just because they are recommended by Ibanez for their guitars.

I am REALLY biased because I have a Jackson, but the RR3 will be a great guitar for the types of music you listed. Also, the hardware and finish are great and it should last a long time. I was actually looking to purchase an RR3 or 5 in the future. I have .9 Super Slinkies on my Jackson and it does just fine in E standard. However, if you plan to drop tune I would recommend a heavier gauge. Good luck!

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I use DR 9's on my SG, which is the same gauge as the super slinky strings, and they have held tuning really well, but then again the that may be the help of the Gibson tuners. In that case, I'd go with the Agile that Joe-Floyd-Lover was talking about. If you are willing to go up a gauge in strings, you could get something else, if you prefer. And yes, Ibanez makes great metal guitars, if that's your thing.

When you buy Gibsons or Epiphones or Fender you are pretty much paying for the name. I have played Agiles and they sound as good/better then my friends explorer! This guitar is good for Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin or any Rock!

This Agile will be my second guitar also. My first guitar was an Ibanez Mikro

On my Ibanez I use d'addario strings just because they are recommended by Ibanez for their guitars.

Hope I helped!

Those are decent guitars, but in no way match to gibson or higher end Epis. if they where you could bet theyd be sold for more than they are.

go to a local guitar store and just play a bunch of stuff off the wall. telling you what one person likes might not be something that feels right to you. so find the guitar you like. then try different strings from different brands till you find something youre keen on. thats the best way to go about it.

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